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n\is of rin n m um an ly , i ; i in >-,. ,, â€¢ a all .. a i ching d <â– 'â€¢ -'' loch : . . i - ' ' , 1 1 many a nod unten fi-el !â€¢â€¢: the id in the hollow : â– .â– â– :â– h:e i : ire and be en coneum in i vio line lorn off the nf ; â– ng of the rd i aiiel ell ep sile e id -. !,: irin of ih . seem 1s it h 1*1 i \! ill'-i â– . i â€¢â€¢!,-- / > diedi the fox had iiuidie i kve i helfe-.r of il-i-tin s en a loneh figure jit fi i mm one hieling-place to in'he r <>.'Â» if love to some hunted : 'â– ].' r in i lb lhe crow - v ould hover it him ai i the ha w k shrii k al human k im > n in the dese*rt a th born there mighl ii 1 r or i lie minister elri iviwi â– jn i h i p poured the sa ne i.**i w i face from some : iu t!,i â€¢ ri â€¢!,-- gun rded the i cu'i el l from the oppre sor â€” now â– unfrequcnt and in the mil sad - if !<>'. â€¢ . many died be lhi-ir ! â€¢-, of minds sunken and of iÂ»eii n !.Â« -*â– ' v bite hair was on heads i lore re old ; and the silver ks of ui were often ruefully iile el in . and stained with their :;,!â– . i ! i oei ijut this i the dark side ofthe picture evi'ii iii ; y r caves were these people ppy the-ir children wen with them in like the wild flowers thai blossomed iwiul i ul ces of their dens â€” r-il v hi ti ' i Â« oice of psalms rose up nn thi | ' nee of the solitary i.ii-e of s ! i , the ear of god was open ln-1 i their pra ers and r j â€¢ card in heaven if a child i burn ii belonged unto the faithful ; fiti oi i it w as in 1 he religion - i the hidden po\*t ers of ** brought forth into the ai i \ knew the strength that in ' lhe-se days of trial the â€¢ ': rhtl dale ; the wild were : â– .' made compn ion â– â€¢ â€¢ softened and the â– ' of their wa \ s dee aid strcngth - i1 now now â– â– â€¢â– proof the stern rength of men â€¢â– â– â– â€¢â– bend nor break ; the a of matrons twos and unblanched 'â– â€¢" - . f the murderer - fv of , who with - ; i â– and the mys â– â– ' of children who in the i ' " i ure â€¢ i y â– -â– a â– ; i rless'n by * \ ere lhey i:i iheir play ; and w ith 1 *' ' r their eyes but . of their smi "â– ' 'â– ' cl creature of : " " -â€¢â– â– }" h and . unap 1 door to the ; : g ri e 'â– "â– for their ' ow n house n lo be si ugh ercd mint they im ss ; bul a little grand 'â€¢ ' â– old lived w ith was an orphan the o familiar to her altlie t gave r slight ie-i in url in its glee yel ' "â– â€¢' i'e'el il jo liil . uncon y â€¢ â€¢ idesl ! she glide a blithe face ning swi oily some pie looked often 1 till iheir dim : ears ; w bile the grand lid * - iii his ne w ere to be dc and our he ads in the i this young bird in \> uld she and shelter in sua wings '" ti pherdess of a ii lhe gn ii pasturage al st h and up the over into some of the neigh soim i imes she sal in that ard w ith her sheep ly her upon the quiet * ill sunny da -. she â€¢'. s in the water in ig close to the of god she had â– he r llible lei read ; v the rising sun beheld - he auty and innocence : i.o\r happ and sih ni as a knowe with the blue hea . and the blue lake - v as ihe name she bore by here ; he old people w ere . and turned away liou hts and it was ti i swi et lilias well : for the carolina watchman brunek & james ) > 'â€¢ ki.f.r a e id k rro all v rr editors sc proprietors \ .. safe ( neav series rulers } number 7 of volume i salisbury n c june 15 1844 she was clothed in a garb of green and often in her joy,the green graceful plants ihat grow among 1 1 it bills were wreath ed round her hair so was she dressed one sabbath day watching her dock at a considerable distance from home and singing to herself a psalm in the solitary inooi when in a moment a parly of soldiers were upon a mount em the oppo site side ol a narrow dell lilias was in visible as a green linnel upon the grass but her sweet voice had betrayed her and then one eif the soldiers caught the wild gleam of her eyes anel as she sprung frightened lo her feet he called out a roe ! a roe ! see how she bounds along the bent !" anil lhe ruffian took aim at the child with his musket hall in ferocity lilias kepi appearing while she hew is mi wings across a piece ul black heathe rymoss full of pits and hollows and still in soldier kepi his musket at its aim â€” his comrades called to him to hold his hand and not shoot a poor little innocent child but in at length fired and the bul h*t was heardto whizpasther fern-crown ed head and to strike a bank which she was about to ascend flu child paused lbr a moment anel looked buck anel then bounded away over the smooth turf till like a cushat she dropped into a little bir chen glen anel disappeared not a sound d liee feel was heard : sin seemed to have sunk into the ground and the soldier stood withe-iit any effort to follow her gazing through the smoke towards the spot where she had vanished a sudden superstition assailed the hearts ofthe party as they sat down to i gether upon a heelirc ol stone " sawyou ' her lace riddle as my ball went whiz j zing past ber ear ? if she be not erne of those hill fairies she had been dead as a herring but i be*lie*ve the bullet glanced oil her yellow hair as against a buckler j *â€¢ it was the act eif a gallows-rogue to lire i upon the creature fairy or not fairy and i you deserve the weight of this hand â€” the i hand of an englishman â€” you brute for \ your cruelty and up rose the speaker to put his threat into execution when the j other retreated some distance and began to load his musket : but the englishman ran upon him anel with a cumberland gripe and trip laid him upon the hard ground with a force that drove the breath out of his body anel left him stunned and ! almosl insensible * * * * the fallen ruiiiian now ro^c somewhat humbled and sullenly sat elown among the rest â€¢â€¢ why quoth allan sleigh * i wager you a week's pay you don't ven ture fifty yards without your musket down yonder shingle where the fairy dis appear 1 :" and the wager being accept ! e*el the half-drunken fellow rushed on to wards the head of the glen and was heard crashing awa through the shrubs in a few minutes he returned declaring with an oath thai he had seen her at the mouth ofa cave when no human foot could reach standing with her hair all on fire and an angry countenance and that he had tumbled backwards into the burn and been nearly drowned '* drowned !" cried allan sleigh ay drown why not a hundred yards down that bit glen the pools are as black as pitch and the water roars like thunder drowned why not you english son of a deer-stealer ?" why not ' because who was e-ve-r drowned that was born o be hanged :'" anel lhat jest caused universal laughter as it i.s al ' ways sure to do often as it may be repea ted in a company of ruffians ; such'isfell to be its perfect truth and unanswerable simplicity after an hour's quarrelling and gibing and mutiny this disorderly band of sol diers proceeded on their way down into the head of yarrow and there saw in the solitude the house of samuel grieve â€” ; thither they proceeded to get some re freshment and ripe for any outrage lhat any occasion might suggest the old ' man and his wife hearing a tumult of many voices and many feet came out,and were immediately saluted with many op probrious epithets the hut was soon ri lled of any mall articles of wearing ap parel and samuel without emotion set before them whatever provisions he had â€” butter eh ese bread anel milk â€” anel hoped they woulel not be too hard upon old people who were desirous eet elyimr as they had lived in peace thankful were they both in their parental hearts that their little lilias was among the hills and ihe old man trusted that if she re turned before the soldiers were gone she would see from some distance their mus kets on the green before the door anel hide herself among thebrakens the soldiers devoured their repast with many oath and much hideous ami e>b scene language whichil was sore against the old ma-a's soul to hear in his own hut bul he said nothing foi that would have been wilfully to sacrifice his life at last one of the party ordered him to return thanks in words impious and full of blas phemy which samuel calmly refused to do beseeehing them nt the same time for the sake of their own souls not so tei of fend their greal ami bountiful preserver confound the old canting covenanter 1 will prick him with my bayonet if he won'1 say grace !" and the blooel triekleel down the olel man's cheek from a slight wound em his forehead the sight of it seemed to awaken the dormant bloodthirstincssin the tiger heart ofthe soldier who now swore if the old man elid not instantly repeat the words after him lie would shoot him dead and as if cruelty were contagious almost the whole party agreed that the demand was but reasonable and that the old hypocrit ical knave must preach or perish " here is n great musty bible cried one of them " ll'lie won't speak i will jag him with a vengeance here old mr pedan the prophet let me cram a few chapters of st luke down your maw st luke was a physician i believe well here is a dose of him open your jaws and with these words he tore a handful of leaves oui ofthe bible and advanced to wardsthi old man front whose face hie terrified wife was now wiping oil the blood samuel brieve was nearly fourscore ; but his sinews were not yet relaxed and in his younger days he had been a man of great strength when therefore the soldier grasped him by the neck tbe sense of receiving an indignity from such a slave made his blood boil and as if his youth had been renewed the gray-headed man with one blow felled the rufiiian to tin floor that blow sealed his eloom there was a fierce tumult and veiling of wrathful voices anel samuel grieve was led out to elie lb had witnessed such butchery of oihers and felt that the hour of his mar tyrdom was come as thou didst re prove simon peter in the garden when lie smote the high priest's servant and saidst ' the cup which my father hath given me shall i not drink it ?' so now o my reeleemer do thou parelon me thy frail anel erring follower and enable me to drink his cup !' with these words the olel man knelt elown unbielden and after one solemn look to heaven closed his eyes anel folded his hands across his breast his wife now came forwarel and knelt down beside the olel man " let us die together samuel : but oh ! what will be come of our dear lilias v ' god tempers the wind to the shorn lamb saiel her hus band opening not his eyes but taking her hand into his : " sarah be not afraid â€” o samuel i remember at this moment these words ol jesus which you this mor ning reael â€” forgive them father they know not what they do ?" -* wc are all sinners together saiel samuel with a loud voice ; " wc two old gray-headed people on our knees and about to die both forgive you all as we hope ourselves to be forgiven we are ready be mer ciful and elo not mangle us sarah be not afraid it seemed that an angel was sent elown from heaven to save the lives of these two old gray-headed folk willi hair floating in sunny light and seemingly wreathed with flowers of heavenly azure with white arms extended in their beauty and motion gentle anel gliding as the sun shine when a cloud isrolled away â€” came on over the meadow before the hut the same green-robed creature that hail star lied the soldiers with her singing in the minor and crying loudly but still sweet ly â€¢â€¢ god sent me hither to save their lives she fell down beside them as they knell together and then lifting up her head irom the turf fixed her beautiful lace instinct with fear love hope and th spirit of prayer upon the eyes of the men about to she d that innocent blood they all stood heart-stricken ; and the executioners flung down their muskets upon the green sward god bless you kind good soldiers for this exclaimed the child now weeping anel sobbing with joy " ay ay you will be happy to-night when you lie elown to sleep if you have any little daughters or sisters like me god will lene them for your mercy to us and nothing till you return home will hurt a hair of their heads oh i see now that soldiers are not so cruel as we say !" â€¢ li lias your grandfather speaks unto you his last words are â€” leave us leave us ; for they are going to put us to death sol elie*rs kill not this little child or the wa ters ofthe loch will rise up and drown the sons of perdition lilias give us each a kiss and then go into the house the solelie*rs conversed together for a few minute*s and seemed now like men themselves condemned te die shame and remorse lb their cruelty smote them to the core ; and they bade them that were still kneeling to rise up and go their ways : then forming themselves into reg ular order one gave the word of command and marching oil they soon disappeared the old man his wile and little lilias continued for some time on their knees in prayer and then all three went into the hut the child between them and a with e-red hand of each laid upon his beautiful and its fearless head â€” wilson red bnt pirs â€” the red beet generally ap pears on our tables in an acid and cold form as a pickle only whereas it our female friends would take the matter in hand we doubt not that it may lee prepared in a variety of ways supe rior tn anv garden production which we possess â€” as it is abundantly and easily cultivated and kept in a state of perfect freshness during the whole year bv a recent trial it lias been found that pies may be made ol it : which are equal ii not surperior to rhubarb or from the root by cutting into square pieces sinegar and su gar and other spices if liked can be added to suit any palate while it possesses tin advantage ot furnishing us with a delicate and beautiful pie and which can fjrace our tables at any sea j son ofthe year â€” farm gazette the earth a drop of melted lara â€” one class of geologists suppose the earth was once a liquid mass that it was a drop from the sun or some other pretty warm body and that it has become hard on tlie surface by moving in cold space until a crust has been formed sufficiently hard to bear a team they suppose that the central part still consists of real hot lava and that it will be maut years before the whole turns cold and solid in proof of this they adduce much evidence to show that the beat of our globe increases as we approach the centre from a late english paper we cut the followiner on the thickness ejf the crust of the earth â€” ! tbe first investigation of importance that presents itself is the thickness of the â– crust on which we dwell we have seen : by the theory that this ought to be con tinually increasing though with increas ing slowness and that there was a time when if was so thin as to be almost in a ! state of fusion we have slated that the increase of temperature observed is about one de_ree fa hi for every fifteen yards ! of descent in all probability however the increase will yet be found to be in ge : ometrical progression as investigation is extended : in which case the present crust ; will be much thinner than wc have calcu lated it to be ; and should this be found to j be corre-ct the ingenious theory will be : come a subject of more importance in a geological point of view lhan we are at present disposed to consider it taking ; then as correct the present observed rate â€¢ of increase the temperature would be as follows : â€” water will boil at the depth of 2,430 yards . lead melts at the depth of 8,480 yards there is red heat at the depth of seven ; ; miles gold melts at 21 miles cast iron at 7-4 miles soft iron at 97 miles ' and at the depth of 100 miles tliere is a \ temperature equal to the greatest artifi â– cial heat yet observed ; a temperature capable of fusing platina porcelain anel 1 indeed every refractory substance we are ! acquainted with these temperatures j are calculated from gyton movent's cor rected scale of we-dge-wood's pyrometer , anel if we adopted them we find that the ; earth is fluiel at the depth of 100 miles i and little more than the soil on which we ' tread is fit for the habitation of organized beings â€” polytechnic review a tale xot many years ago a polish lady of ple bian birth but of e-xecediuer beauty and accomplishments won the affections of a young nobleman who having her con ; sent solicited he-r from her father and ; was refuse'd we may easily imagine the ; astonishment ofthe nobleman " am i not said he " of sufficient rani to aspire to your daughters hand .'" " you are undoubtedly of the best blood of poland â– * and my fortune and reputation arc they not sufficient '* your estate is magnificent and your conduct is irreproachable *â€¢ then having your daughter's consent how could i expect a refusal .'" this replied the father is my only child and her happines is the chief con cern of my life all the possessions of fortue are precarious : what fortune gives at her caprice she takes away i see no security for the independence and com fortable living of a wife but one : in a : word i am resolved that no one shall be the husband of my daughter who is not at the same time master ofa trade the nobleman bowed and retired si lently a year or two after the father ; was sitting at the door and he saw ap proaching his house wagons laden with baskets and at the head of a cavalcade a person in tie dress of a basket maker and who do you suppose it was ? the former suitor of his daughter the noble man turned basket maker lie was now master of a trade and brought lhe wares made by his hands for inspection anel a certificate from his employer in testimo ny of his skill the conditionbeinejfulfilled.no further obstacle was opposed to the marriage but the the story i ; neit tolel the revo lution came ; fortunes were plundered and lorels were scattered as chaff before the four winds of heaven kings became beggars some of them teachers ; and the noble pole supports his wife and father in the infirmities of age by his basket , making industrv * irish potatoes â€” a well informed and experienced farmer says in the gardener and practical florist that he is well sat isfied that the productive power of seed po tatoesis much diminished by suffering them to become over ripe anel he gives good rea sons for his belief hedigshis potatoes be fore the vines are deael and places those in tended for seed in pits elu in a shady airy situation not more than six bushels in a pit covers them with straw and then with earth two or three feet in greater bulk they may ferment lie says that the great error is late planting and late bar vesting all kinds should be planted very early and all should be dug as soon as the growth is completed the sabbath b it is obvious that the sabbath exerts its salutary influence by making the pop ulation acquainted with lhe being perfec tions and laws of god : with our iv!atie>ns to him as his creatures and our obliga tions to him as rational accountable sub jects and with our character as sini for whom his mercy ha provided a sa viour under whose government we live to be restrained from sin and r to god and fitted h his worn andspirit lbr t!ie inheritance above â€¢* it is by th reiterate 1 instructs i an 1 impression which the sabbath : : parts ! o the population of a nation by t!ie moral principle which it forms â€” by the eon science which it maintain â€” ir eÂ»f method cleaubuess and industry it creates by the rest and renovate ' vigor it bestows on exhausted animal : by the lengthened life and higher health i af fords by the holiness it in in-s and cheering hopes of heaven andtheprott c tion and fav r of god which its obser vance ensures ; thar the sabbath is ren dered the moral conservator of nations " the omnipresent influence the sab bath exerts however by no secret charm or compendious action upon masses of unthinking minds ; bul by arresting the stream of worldly thoughts inter sls-and affections stopping the din of business unlading the mind of its cares and respon sibilities and the body of it burde ns while god speaks to men and they attend and hear fear and learn to de il v ill you might as we-ll put out the sun and think to eidighten the world with ta pers destroy the attraction of gravity and think to wield the universe by human powers as to extinguish the moral illumi nation of the sabbath and break this b rious mainspring of the moral govern ment of god true politeness he who bas a heart glowing with kindness ' and good will toward his fellow men and who is guided in the exercise of these fi clings by good common sense is the truly polite man â€” politeness dpes not consist in wearing a white silk glove aii in gracefully lifting your hat as vein im-e-t an acquaintance : it does i"t consist in artificial miles and flattering speech but in silent and honest desires to promote the happi ness of those around you ; in tin readiness tei sacrifice yonr own case and comfort tei add to the enjoyment of others tbe poor negro wo man who found mango park perishing under the palm trees of africa and who led him to their hut and supplied him wiih bod and killed him to sleep with the ir simple songs were gen erally polite they addressed in language of ' kindness and sympathy : they led him tenderly tee tln*ir home and did all in the-ir power to re vive his drooping spirit a poor drover was driving his beeves te mar ket i'ii a winter's day the cattle met a lady in the path and apparently unconscious ol the impoliteness compelled the lady tei turn one side into the snow " madam said the f*r >- ver apologising for the rudeness ol lib herd ! if the cattle knew as much is 1 do you should not walk in the snow that driver was in the best sense of the term a gentleman while , many a young man in v"i ashington street or '. broadway with glove and cane and ire step is a brute flu man who lavs aside all selfishness in regard to tbe happiness of oth â– ;â– -. who is ever ready to confer favors whee speaks in lang of kindness and conciliation and who studies to manifest those little atte ntions which gratify the heart i a polite man though he may wear a e a . un i i and make a very ungraceful bow anel many a fashionable who <'.;â– - - genteelly and enters the most crowded apart ments with assurance and ease is a ported compound of rudeness and incivility true po liteness i a virtue ofthe understanding ol heart itis neit like tie wbited sepulchre or like so dom's far-famed fruit there are no rules !â– r the exercise ot this virtue i n i < - correct and le finiie than those laid down in the new t la ment there is no book of politeness compar able with the bible rec s c abbot the importanct of labour â€” the wealth of tin world its high civilization and all its magnificent improvements have been created and fashioned by tie labor and industry eif man : the poorest soil ar.d most unfavorable climate are scarce impedi ments te an industrious and energetic peo ple look - at holland reclaimed from the ocean fenced in by her embankments anel mud walls literally a smiling garden where once there was nothin but bogs and ocean wave*s l-jok at switzerland wiie-re an indusl rious and hardy peasantry contending against tin avalanches of snow anel ice and lie emboulment of mountain masses of rock falling anel crushing for mile.s square every thing before them hav ing cut the hills and mountains in terraces and planted them with vines lands which were before worse than nothing by this improvement sell for ten thousand francs per acre greatness â€” f am asked who i tie r<-v-vv man ? 1 answer tin best : and if i am required to say who is the best i reply he that has de served most of his fellow-creatures whether he deserves better of mankind by the cultivation of letters by obscure and inr r i.iiie,ii attainments iy intellectual pursuit calculated rather to a muse than inform than bj strenuous e_e^ons in speaking am acting let those consider who bury themselves in studies unproductive of any benefit to their country or fellow-citizens 1 think not â€” sir w jont t time is the most undefinawe yet paradoxical of things : the past is i the future is not come and we attempt to define it â€” cotton ef1 - w mc policy ' -' ' * - - - n - firet e_cee i | â€¢ " york _ . - 20.000,000.1 j revenue of the ( ;. v rn years the â€¢ t.-!:ll } - - it we kee-;i out ot 1 devoted to the r ' i moanted o 25,0i â€¢ â€¢ again on â€¢'.. * tl " f the i - â– â€¢ n ;. â€¢ - â€¢ â– - an a â– mexii in ver ' - has gained "â– - i - - inc i - - â– - s -- l - - . find as a clii â– â– Â« i i Â» â– such j - i â– ss of h i â€¢ of any set of - where t " â– - \ - venrion â– ij f i i . i - . â€¢ of jiron tbe result ol '!'â– on the - niaoding a . lows : ke.r a stati i 1,181 j majority in favor ol the chansje i.t "> the iwte i'm t \ â– an article i;i r--'y ik*c 1 **â€¢ d coa vention theis : ** w test for these mysteries but i - of the i through ::--.-â€¢ numbe r of i eyes oi i th pe rthuid a :'. â– â€¢ two hundred and lir ii:il yesterd y i out cast and west ti â€¢ . - :. ' tion \. - til ini-.y â– â– it -. â€” true * ] is they never \. | . evi r â– v - ll r â– iii â€¢ . . - i : fort !.:-â– - magnetic : mr d â– ' - â€¢ â– - - ... â€¢â– â– - . the â€¢ â– v i p â– â€¢ 'â– '. v i 'â– â– washington's camp ciikst i'll washing '* 'â€¢â€¢' v-.rk h raid .:' â€¢ the followin tides contained i * \\ lati ij pi - at ! - *" : ( ; . â€¢ ;. iund tea e one three y ited â– - -â€¢ ranch worn sy do p â€¢ -â– tin 'â– ' â– two gall â€¢ â– :- and l â€¢ ( ) . ( ne smallgriedii au " â€¢ :,.,. ef)!e earth n thr ! 'â– one small < onesc ?< '" / '- v "' l a glass ot port wine in if one Â«! >. with a lit e ma â– â– â– '-â– wine in it one rlassi in t su â€¢ two quart slz . hall full erf crushed v lie ihre *] ." - -- :â– â– â– '"' . an the glass - oa flat _ - "â€¢ â– * v,,h t e_iil of i '" '*â€¢ one _ - one do salt i *. do thi substances thei or refreshment . . . 1 he trunk is i wi.i.-.e :â€¢ iv ' r with green baize ven *- 'â– " ' tu,t.-n.-d with a k . keyhole,han about forty pounds i â– -â– >'" s divided ofl in tlie fashion of est it has iron fastenings \ i ol this trunk has ne v ,. r before been published it is i Â» & the state !> partment

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n\is of rin n m um an ly , i ; i in >-,. ,, â€¢ a all .. a i ching d diedi the fox had iiuidie i kve i helfe-.r of il-i-tin s en a loneh figure jit fi i mm one hieling-place to in'he r <>.'Â» if love to some hunted : 'â– ].' r in i lb lhe crow - v ould hover it him ai i the ha w k shrii k al human k im > n in the dese*rt a th born there mighl ii 1 r or i lie minister elri iviwi â– jn i h i p poured the sa ne i.**i w i face from some : iu t!,i â€¢ ri â€¢!,-- gun rded the i cu'i el l from the oppre sor â€” now â– unfrequcnt and in the mil sad - if !<>'. â€¢ . many died be lhi-ir ! â€¢-, of minds sunken and of iÂ»eii n !.Â« -*â– ' v bite hair was on heads i lore re old ; and the silver ks of ui were often ruefully iile el in . and stained with their :;,!â– . i ! i oei ijut this i the dark side ofthe picture evi'ii iii ; y r caves were these people ppy the-ir children wen with them in like the wild flowers thai blossomed iwiul i ul ces of their dens â€” r-il v hi ti ' i Â« oice of psalms rose up nn thi | ' nee of the solitary i.ii-e of s ! i , the ear of god was open ln-1 i their pra ers and r j â€¢ card in heaven if a child i burn ii belonged unto the faithful ; fiti oi i it w as in 1 he religion - i the hidden po\*t ers of ** brought forth into the ai i \ knew the strength that in ' lhe-se days of trial the â€¢ ': rhtl dale ; the wild were : â– .' made compn ion â– â€¢ â€¢ softened and the â– ' of their wa \ s dee aid strcngth - i1 now now â– â– â€¢â– proof the stern rength of men â€¢â– â– â– â€¢â– bend nor break ; the a of matrons twos and unblanched 'â– â€¢" - . f the murderer - fv of , who with - ; i â– and the mys â– â– ' of children who in the i ' " i ure â€¢ i y â– -â– a â– ; i rless'n by * \ ere lhey i:i iheir play ; and w ith 1 *' ' r their eyes but . of their smi "â– ' 'â– ' cl creature of : " " -â€¢â– â– }" h and . unap 1 door to the ; : g ri e 'â– "â– for their ' ow n house n lo be si ugh ercd mint they im ss ; bul a little grand 'â€¢ ' â– old lived w ith was an orphan the o familiar to her altlie t gave r slight ie-i in url in its glee yel ' "â– â€¢' i'e'el il jo liil . uncon y â€¢ â€¢ idesl ! she glide a blithe face ning swi oily some pie looked often 1 till iheir dim : ears ; w bile the grand lid * - iii his ne w ere to be dc and our he ads in the i this young bird in \> uld she and shelter in sua wings '" ti pherdess of a ii lhe gn ii pasturage al st h and up the over into some of the neigh soim i imes she sal in that ard w ith her sheep ly her upon the quiet * ill sunny da -. she â€¢'. s in the water in ig close to the of god she had â– he r llible lei read ; v the rising sun beheld - he auty and innocence : i.o\r happ and sih ni as a knowe with the blue hea . and the blue lake - v as ihe name she bore by here ; he old people w ere . and turned away liou hts and it was ti i swi et lilias well : for the carolina watchman brunek & james ) > 'â€¢ ki.f.r a e id k rro all v rr editors sc proprietors \ .. safe ( neav series rulers } number 7 of volume i salisbury n c june 15 1844 she was clothed in a garb of green and often in her joy,the green graceful plants ihat grow among 1 1 it bills were wreath ed round her hair so was she dressed one sabbath day watching her dock at a considerable distance from home and singing to herself a psalm in the solitary inooi when in a moment a parly of soldiers were upon a mount em the oppo site side ol a narrow dell lilias was in visible as a green linnel upon the grass but her sweet voice had betrayed her and then one eif the soldiers caught the wild gleam of her eyes anel as she sprung frightened lo her feet he called out a roe ! a roe ! see how she bounds along the bent !" anil lhe ruffian took aim at the child with his musket hall in ferocity lilias kepi appearing while she hew is mi wings across a piece ul black heathe rymoss full of pits and hollows and still in soldier kepi his musket at its aim â€” his comrades called to him to hold his hand and not shoot a poor little innocent child but in at length fired and the bul h*t was heardto whizpasther fern-crown ed head and to strike a bank which she was about to ascend flu child paused lbr a moment anel looked buck anel then bounded away over the smooth turf till like a cushat she dropped into a little bir chen glen anel disappeared not a sound d liee feel was heard : sin seemed to have sunk into the ground and the soldier stood withe-iit any effort to follow her gazing through the smoke towards the spot where she had vanished a sudden superstition assailed the hearts ofthe party as they sat down to i gether upon a heelirc ol stone " sawyou ' her lace riddle as my ball went whiz j zing past ber ear ? if she be not erne of those hill fairies she had been dead as a herring but i be*lie*ve the bullet glanced oil her yellow hair as against a buckler j *â€¢ it was the act eif a gallows-rogue to lire i upon the creature fairy or not fairy and i you deserve the weight of this hand â€” the i hand of an englishman â€” you brute for \ your cruelty and up rose the speaker to put his threat into execution when the j other retreated some distance and began to load his musket : but the englishman ran upon him anel with a cumberland gripe and trip laid him upon the hard ground with a force that drove the breath out of his body anel left him stunned and ! almosl insensible * * * * the fallen ruiiiian now ro^c somewhat humbled and sullenly sat elown among the rest â€¢â€¢ why quoth allan sleigh * i wager you a week's pay you don't ven ture fifty yards without your musket down yonder shingle where the fairy dis appear 1 :" and the wager being accept ! e*el the half-drunken fellow rushed on to wards the head of the glen and was heard crashing awa through the shrubs in a few minutes he returned declaring with an oath thai he had seen her at the mouth ofa cave when no human foot could reach standing with her hair all on fire and an angry countenance and that he had tumbled backwards into the burn and been nearly drowned '* drowned !" cried allan sleigh ay drown why not a hundred yards down that bit glen the pools are as black as pitch and the water roars like thunder drowned why not you english son of a deer-stealer ?" why not ' because who was e-ve-r drowned that was born o be hanged :'" anel lhat jest caused universal laughter as it i.s al ' ways sure to do often as it may be repea ted in a company of ruffians ; such'isfell to be its perfect truth and unanswerable simplicity after an hour's quarrelling and gibing and mutiny this disorderly band of sol diers proceeded on their way down into the head of yarrow and there saw in the solitude the house of samuel grieve â€” ; thither they proceeded to get some re freshment and ripe for any outrage lhat any occasion might suggest the old ' man and his wife hearing a tumult of many voices and many feet came out,and were immediately saluted with many op probrious epithets the hut was soon ri lled of any mall articles of wearing ap parel and samuel without emotion set before them whatever provisions he had â€” butter eh ese bread anel milk â€” anel hoped they woulel not be too hard upon old people who were desirous eet elyimr as they had lived in peace thankful were they both in their parental hearts that their little lilias was among the hills and ihe old man trusted that if she re turned before the soldiers were gone she would see from some distance their mus kets on the green before the door anel hide herself among thebrakens the soldiers devoured their repast with many oath and much hideous ami e>b scene language whichil was sore against the old ma-a's soul to hear in his own hut bul he said nothing foi that would have been wilfully to sacrifice his life at last one of the party ordered him to return thanks in words impious and full of blas phemy which samuel calmly refused to do beseeehing them nt the same time for the sake of their own souls not so tei of fend their greal ami bountiful preserver confound the old canting covenanter 1 will prick him with my bayonet if he won'1 say grace !" and the blooel triekleel down the olel man's cheek from a slight wound em his forehead the sight of it seemed to awaken the dormant bloodthirstincssin the tiger heart ofthe soldier who now swore if the old man elid not instantly repeat the words after him lie would shoot him dead and as if cruelty were contagious almost the whole party agreed that the demand was but reasonable and that the old hypocrit ical knave must preach or perish " here is n great musty bible cried one of them " ll'lie won't speak i will jag him with a vengeance here old mr pedan the prophet let me cram a few chapters of st luke down your maw st luke was a physician i believe well here is a dose of him open your jaws and with these words he tore a handful of leaves oui ofthe bible and advanced to wardsthi old man front whose face hie terrified wife was now wiping oil the blood samuel brieve was nearly fourscore ; but his sinews were not yet relaxed and in his younger days he had been a man of great strength when therefore the soldier grasped him by the neck tbe sense of receiving an indignity from such a slave made his blood boil and as if his youth had been renewed the gray-headed man with one blow felled the rufiiian to tin floor that blow sealed his eloom there was a fierce tumult and veiling of wrathful voices anel samuel grieve was led out to elie lb had witnessed such butchery of oihers and felt that the hour of his mar tyrdom was come as thou didst re prove simon peter in the garden when lie smote the high priest's servant and saidst ' the cup which my father hath given me shall i not drink it ?' so now o my reeleemer do thou parelon me thy frail anel erring follower and enable me to drink his cup !' with these words the olel man knelt elown unbielden and after one solemn look to heaven closed his eyes anel folded his hands across his breast his wife now came forwarel and knelt down beside the olel man " let us die together samuel : but oh ! what will be come of our dear lilias v ' god tempers the wind to the shorn lamb saiel her hus band opening not his eyes but taking her hand into his : " sarah be not afraid â€” o samuel i remember at this moment these words ol jesus which you this mor ning reael â€” forgive them father they know not what they do ?" -* wc are all sinners together saiel samuel with a loud voice ; " wc two old gray-headed people on our knees and about to die both forgive you all as we hope ourselves to be forgiven we are ready be mer ciful and elo not mangle us sarah be not afraid it seemed that an angel was sent elown from heaven to save the lives of these two old gray-headed folk willi hair floating in sunny light and seemingly wreathed with flowers of heavenly azure with white arms extended in their beauty and motion gentle anel gliding as the sun shine when a cloud isrolled away â€” came on over the meadow before the hut the same green-robed creature that hail star lied the soldiers with her singing in the minor and crying loudly but still sweet ly â€¢â€¢ god sent me hither to save their lives she fell down beside them as they knell together and then lifting up her head irom the turf fixed her beautiful lace instinct with fear love hope and th spirit of prayer upon the eyes of the men about to she d that innocent blood they all stood heart-stricken ; and the executioners flung down their muskets upon the green sward god bless you kind good soldiers for this exclaimed the child now weeping anel sobbing with joy " ay ay you will be happy to-night when you lie elown to sleep if you have any little daughters or sisters like me god will lene them for your mercy to us and nothing till you return home will hurt a hair of their heads oh i see now that soldiers are not so cruel as we say !" â€¢ li lias your grandfather speaks unto you his last words are â€” leave us leave us ; for they are going to put us to death sol elie*rs kill not this little child or the wa ters ofthe loch will rise up and drown the sons of perdition lilias give us each a kiss and then go into the house the solelie*rs conversed together for a few minute*s and seemed now like men themselves condemned te die shame and remorse lb their cruelty smote them to the core ; and they bade them that were still kneeling to rise up and go their ways : then forming themselves into reg ular order one gave the word of command and marching oil they soon disappeared the old man his wile and little lilias continued for some time on their knees in prayer and then all three went into the hut the child between them and a with e-red hand of each laid upon his beautiful and its fearless head â€” wilson red bnt pirs â€” the red beet generally ap pears on our tables in an acid and cold form as a pickle only whereas it our female friends would take the matter in hand we doubt not that it may lee prepared in a variety of ways supe rior tn anv garden production which we possess â€” as it is abundantly and easily cultivated and kept in a state of perfect freshness during the whole year bv a recent trial it lias been found that pies may be made ol it : which are equal ii not surperior to rhubarb or from the root by cutting into square pieces sinegar and su gar and other spices if liked can be added to suit any palate while it possesses tin advantage ot furnishing us with a delicate and beautiful pie and which can fjrace our tables at any sea j son ofthe year â€” farm gazette the earth a drop of melted lara â€” one class of geologists suppose the earth was once a liquid mass that it was a drop from the sun or some other pretty warm body and that it has become hard on tlie surface by moving in cold space until a crust has been formed sufficiently hard to bear a team they suppose that the central part still consists of real hot lava and that it will be maut years before the whole turns cold and solid in proof of this they adduce much evidence to show that the beat of our globe increases as we approach the centre from a late english paper we cut the followiner on the thickness ejf the crust of the earth â€” ! tbe first investigation of importance that presents itself is the thickness of the â– crust on which we dwell we have seen : by the theory that this ought to be con tinually increasing though with increas ing slowness and that there was a time when if was so thin as to be almost in a ! state of fusion we have slated that the increase of temperature observed is about one de_ree fa hi for every fifteen yards ! of descent in all probability however the increase will yet be found to be in ge : ometrical progression as investigation is extended : in which case the present crust ; will be much thinner than wc have calcu lated it to be ; and should this be found to j be corre-ct the ingenious theory will be : come a subject of more importance in a geological point of view lhan we are at present disposed to consider it taking ; then as correct the present observed rate â€¢ of increase the temperature would be as follows : â€” water will boil at the depth of 2,430 yards . lead melts at the depth of 8,480 yards there is red heat at the depth of seven ; ; miles gold melts at 21 miles cast iron at 7-4 miles soft iron at 97 miles ' and at the depth of 100 miles tliere is a \ temperature equal to the greatest artifi â– cial heat yet observed ; a temperature capable of fusing platina porcelain anel 1 indeed every refractory substance we are ! acquainted with these temperatures j are calculated from gyton movent's cor rected scale of we-dge-wood's pyrometer , anel if we adopted them we find that the ; earth is fluiel at the depth of 100 miles i and little more than the soil on which we ' tread is fit for the habitation of organized beings â€” polytechnic review a tale xot many years ago a polish lady of ple bian birth but of e-xecediuer beauty and accomplishments won the affections of a young nobleman who having her con ; sent solicited he-r from her father and ; was refuse'd we may easily imagine the ; astonishment ofthe nobleman " am i not said he " of sufficient rani to aspire to your daughters hand .'" " you are undoubtedly of the best blood of poland â– * and my fortune and reputation arc they not sufficient '* your estate is magnificent and your conduct is irreproachable *â€¢ then having your daughter's consent how could i expect a refusal .'" this replied the father is my only child and her happines is the chief con cern of my life all the possessions of fortue are precarious : what fortune gives at her caprice she takes away i see no security for the independence and com fortable living of a wife but one : in a : word i am resolved that no one shall be the husband of my daughter who is not at the same time master ofa trade the nobleman bowed and retired si lently a year or two after the father ; was sitting at the door and he saw ap proaching his house wagons laden with baskets and at the head of a cavalcade a person in tie dress of a basket maker and who do you suppose it was ? the former suitor of his daughter the noble man turned basket maker lie was now master of a trade and brought lhe wares made by his hands for inspection anel a certificate from his employer in testimo ny of his skill the conditionbeinejfulfilled.no further obstacle was opposed to the marriage but the the story i ; neit tolel the revo lution came ; fortunes were plundered and lorels were scattered as chaff before the four winds of heaven kings became beggars some of them teachers ; and the noble pole supports his wife and father in the infirmities of age by his basket , making industrv * irish potatoes â€” a well informed and experienced farmer says in the gardener and practical florist that he is well sat isfied that the productive power of seed po tatoesis much diminished by suffering them to become over ripe anel he gives good rea sons for his belief hedigshis potatoes be fore the vines are deael and places those in tended for seed in pits elu in a shady airy situation not more than six bushels in a pit covers them with straw and then with earth two or three feet in greater bulk they may ferment lie says that the great error is late planting and late bar vesting all kinds should be planted very early and all should be dug as soon as the growth is completed the sabbath b it is obvious that the sabbath exerts its salutary influence by making the pop ulation acquainted with lhe being perfec tions and laws of god : with our iv!atie>ns to him as his creatures and our obliga tions to him as rational accountable sub jects and with our character as sini for whom his mercy ha provided a sa viour under whose government we live to be restrained from sin and r to god and fitted h his worn andspirit lbr t!ie inheritance above â€¢* it is by th reiterate 1 instructs i an 1 impression which the sabbath : : parts ! o the population of a nation by t!ie moral principle which it forms â€” by the eon science which it maintain â€” ir eÂ»f method cleaubuess and industry it creates by the rest and renovate ' vigor it bestows on exhausted animal : by the lengthened life and higher health i af fords by the holiness it in in-s and cheering hopes of heaven andtheprott c tion and fav r of god which its obser vance ensures ; thar the sabbath is ren dered the moral conservator of nations " the omnipresent influence the sab bath exerts however by no secret charm or compendious action upon masses of unthinking minds ; bul by arresting the stream of worldly thoughts inter sls-and affections stopping the din of business unlading the mind of its cares and respon sibilities and the body of it burde ns while god speaks to men and they attend and hear fear and learn to de il v ill you might as we-ll put out the sun and think to eidighten the world with ta pers destroy the attraction of gravity and think to wield the universe by human powers as to extinguish the moral illumi nation of the sabbath and break this b rious mainspring of the moral govern ment of god true politeness he who bas a heart glowing with kindness ' and good will toward his fellow men and who is guided in the exercise of these fi clings by good common sense is the truly polite man â€” politeness dpes not consist in wearing a white silk glove aii in gracefully lifting your hat as vein im-e-t an acquaintance : it does i"t consist in artificial miles and flattering speech but in silent and honest desires to promote the happi ness of those around you ; in tin readiness tei sacrifice yonr own case and comfort tei add to the enjoyment of others tbe poor negro wo man who found mango park perishing under the palm trees of africa and who led him to their hut and supplied him wiih bod and killed him to sleep with the ir simple songs were gen erally polite they addressed in language of ' kindness and sympathy : they led him tenderly tee tln*ir home and did all in the-ir power to re vive his drooping spirit a poor drover was driving his beeves te mar ket i'ii a winter's day the cattle met a lady in the path and apparently unconscious ol the impoliteness compelled the lady tei turn one side into the snow " madam said the f*r >- ver apologising for the rudeness ol lib herd ! if the cattle knew as much is 1 do you should not walk in the snow that driver was in the best sense of the term a gentleman while , many a young man in v"i ashington street or '. broadway with glove and cane and ire step is a brute flu man who lavs aside all selfishness in regard to tbe happiness of oth â– ;â– -. who is ever ready to confer favors whee speaks in lang of kindness and conciliation and who studies to manifest those little atte ntions which gratify the heart i a polite man though he may wear a e a . un i i and make a very ungraceful bow anel many a fashionable who the iwte i'm t \ â– an article i;i r--'y ik*c 1 **â€¢ d coa vention theis : ** w test for these mysteries but i - of the i through ::--.-â€¢ numbe r of i eyes oi i th pe rthuid a :'. â– â€¢ two hundred and lir ii:il yesterd y i out cast and west ti â€¢ . - :. ' tion \. - til ini-.y â– â– it -. â€” true * ] is they never \. | . evi r â– v - ll r â– iii â€¢ . . - i : fort !.:-â– - magnetic : mr d â– ' - â€¢ â– - - ... â€¢â– â– - . the â€¢ â– v i p â– â€¢ 'â– '. v i 'â– â– washington's camp ciikst i'll washing '* 'â€¢â€¢' v-.rk h raid .:' â€¢ the followin tides contained i * \\ lati ij pi - at ! - *" : ( ; . â€¢ ;. iund tea e one three y ited â– - -â€¢ ranch worn sy do p â€¢ -â– tin 'â– ' â– two gall â€¢ â– :- and l â€¢ ( ) . ( ne smallgriedii au " â€¢ :,.,. ef)!e earth n thr ! 'â– one small < onesc ?< '" / '- v "' l a glass ot port wine in if one Â«! >. with a lit e ma â– â– â– '-â– wine in it one rlassi in t su â€¢ two quart slz . hall full erf crushed v lie ihre *] ." - -- :â– â– â– '"' . an the glass - oa flat _ - "â€¢ â– * v,,h t e_iil of i '" '*â€¢ one _ - one do salt i *. do thi substances thei or refreshment . . . 1 he trunk is i wi.i.-.e :â€¢ iv ' r with green baize ven *- 'â– " ' tu,t.-n.-d with a k . keyhole,han about forty pounds i â– -â– >'" s divided ofl in tlie fashion of est it has iron fastenings \ i ol this trunk has ne v ,. r before been published it is i Â» & the state !> partment